Kunya-Urgench meteorite
Kunya-Urgench is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Turkmenistan in 1998. A total of 1.1 tonnes was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Kunya-Urgench
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1998
- Mass recovered
- 1.1 t
- Country
- Turkmenistan
- Coordinates
- 42.2500° N, 59.2000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Kunya-Urgench
- Dashoguz H5 · 50 km away
Other H meteorites
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- Lewis Cliff 87228 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86107 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 023245 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 74099 Antarctica · 1974
- Dhofar 958 Oman · 2002